GEMS Our Own Indian School

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GEMS Our Own Indian School
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Location
GEMS Our Own Indian School
Dubai
,
26845

United Arab Emirates
Coordinates 25°10′15″N55°15′42″E / 25.1707°N 55.2618°E / 25.1707; 55.2618
Information
Former nameVarkey International Private School
MottoNurturing Dynamic Learners in an Inclusive Environment
(رعاية المتعلمين الديناميكيين في بيئة شاملة)
Established1991 (32 years ago)
FounderMariamma Varkey

K.S.Varkey

Sunny Varkey
School board CBSE
PrincipalLalitha Suresh
Staff169 Teachers
Enrollment3696
Student to teacher ratio1:22
HousesAries

Aquarius

Leo

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Color(s)🟢🔵🟡🔴
Nickname OIS
Website www.gemsoo-alquoz.com/en

GEMS Our Own Indian School is a CBSE-affiliated school in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The school is established in 1991 to provide education to children from the Indian diaspora living in the Emirates. The school has been rated Very Good [1] by the KHDA during the DSIB Inspections for the academic year 2022-2023. The school started in 1991 as Varkey International Private School and renamed itself to GEMS Our Own Indian in 2012. The school saw its relocation to its current campus in Al Quoz 1 in 2002. The school motto is 'Nurturing Dynamic Learners in an Inclusive Environment' [2]

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History

The school started as Varkey International Private School in an effort to provide education to the Keralite community living in the Emirates and was affiliated with the Kerala State Board. The school was located in Al Gharoud until it moved to the current campus on Al Meydan Street. The school opened its doors to children in 1991 with Mrs. Annie George as its first principal who led the school until 1999. The school began with 438 students and 30 teachers and basic support staff. After its relocation in 2002, it was renamed Our Own Indian School in 2004 and again to its current name GEMS Our Own Indian School in 2012. Lalitha Suresh became the school's principal in 2012 along with other major changes that laid the foundation for the current school. The school received their first "Very-Good" DSIB rating for the academic year 2022-23. The school became a fully co-ed school starting from the academic year 2024-25. [3]

The Early Leadership

The school was founded by the Mariamma Varkey, her husband K.S. Varkey and their son, Sunny Varkey. Mariamma Varkey and her family moved to the Emirate of Dubai in 1959, 12 years before the Unification of the Emirates. She was an English teacher from the Indian state of Kerala who moved to the Emirate. She and her husband K.S. Varkey established the Our Own English High School in 1968. She was also a key role in establishing the Varkey International Private School in 1991 and was a major part of its leadership till her death at the age of 89 in 2021. [4]

Overview

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The school has 169 teachers and 3696 students of which 291 are children of determination. The largest nationality for both students and teachers at the school is Indian. [1]

Campus

The school campus covers an area of 11,994 square meters (1,29,102 square feet) with the average classroom measuring 50 square meters, there are 106 classrooms. The school also has 6 laboratories measuring 70 square meters on average. [5]

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The Main Entrance to the school

Extra-curricular activities

The school promotes Extra-curricular activities of all kinds. It has multiple student-led clubs that promote communication skills, photography, art, music and others. The school also offers a volleyball, basketball court and a cricket net. Every year the school hosts a United Nations Simulation conference debate with students representing different countries. [6]

KHDA inspection report

Source [6]

The KHDA (Knowledge and Human Development Authority) is the primary authority for education in the Emirate of Dubai. They create an inspection report every year of all the educational institutions in the emirate. This is done by the DSIB (Dubai School Inspection Bureau), a branch of the KHDA. Inspections normally start in October every year and go on till February and occasionally beyond. [7] [8]

School NameCurriculumYearRating
Our Own Indian SchoolCBSE2009-2010Acceptable
2010-2011Good
2011-2012Good
GEMS Our Own Indian SchoolCBSE2012-2013Good
2013-2014Good
2014-2015Acceptable
2015-2016Good
2016-2017Good
2017-2018Good
2018-2019Good
2019-2020Good
2022-2023Very-Good
2023-2024Very-Good
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P.E. & Winter-Wear

Uniforms

The Schools Uniforms Consist of an Ivory Shirt with Beige/Khaki trousers or shorts (boys and girls), beige/khaki skirts (for girls) and a black and red tie (grades 1-10). The uniform also consists of a black jacket which differentiates the school from its counterparts at Our Own English High School with the dark beige jackets. The grades 11 and 12 students have special blazers with golden black ties. The physical education uniform consists of a shirt and tracksuit in either of the four house colours. The kindergarten uniform consists of a blue and white polo with navy blue trackpants or shorts. The school has announced a Uniform Change from September 2024 which introduces new child-friendly designs. The School Uniform is issued by Threads. [9]

CBSE and other affiliations

The school is a for-profit managed by GEMS Education since 2000 when the company was established and administered by the Varkey Group until then. The school is recognized by the United Arab Emirates Ministry of Education and the Central Board of Secondary Education, New Delhi (Affiliation No. 6630046) which is India's national-level education board managed by the Government of India. [10]

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